TMC
03-11-2015, 06:39 PM
http://io9.com/why-agent-carter-is-so-much-better-than-agents-of-shiel-1690821427
True. Although Alison sent this email before last night's SHIELD episode, which fixed some of the problems the mid-season premiere had, and also gave Coulson and the crew a new objective to work towards, as opposed to just hanging around keeping secrets from each other.
Which is another part of the reason Agent Carter is better than Agents of SHIELD. When half your show's conflicts could be instantly solved if your characters would just be honest with each other, that's not nearly as interesting as a conflict with external forces. Part of it is that In Agent Carter we're only really supposed to be rooting for Peggy, while in SHIELD we're supposed to be rooting for the whole team, which is difficult when everyone in it seems hell bent on self-sabotaging themselves.
The other reason is that Agent Carter was just so damn much fun. Agents of SHIELD is trying to keep the stakes high, and I get that, but everyone on the team is always anguished about something. Agent Carter was refreshing in that Peggy had plenty to be anguished over — namely the fact that all the male agents at the SSR treated her like a secretary — but instead of moping, she was annoyed and decided to kick unholy ass. I'll take a positive attitude over Inhumans any day.
True. Although Alison sent this email before last night's SHIELD episode, which fixed some of the problems the mid-season premiere had, and also gave Coulson and the crew a new objective to work towards, as opposed to just hanging around keeping secrets from each other.
Which is another part of the reason Agent Carter is better than Agents of SHIELD. When half your show's conflicts could be instantly solved if your characters would just be honest with each other, that's not nearly as interesting as a conflict with external forces. Part of it is that In Agent Carter we're only really supposed to be rooting for Peggy, while in SHIELD we're supposed to be rooting for the whole team, which is difficult when everyone in it seems hell bent on self-sabotaging themselves.
The other reason is that Agent Carter was just so damn much fun. Agents of SHIELD is trying to keep the stakes high, and I get that, but everyone on the team is always anguished about something. Agent Carter was refreshing in that Peggy had plenty to be anguished over — namely the fact that all the male agents at the SSR treated her like a secretary — but instead of moping, she was annoyed and decided to kick unholy ass. I'll take a positive attitude over Inhumans any day.